Habitat: demersal. Found on soft bottom. Adults usually below 180 m. Feeds on annelids, crustaceans, and molluscs (Ref. 4925). Spawns from March to late April (Ref. 6885). A female 38 cm in length may have as much as 600,000 eggs (Ref. 6885). Taken by shrimp and otter trawls (Ref. 6885).

Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.